Historical information
This small bowl was won by Alex Todd for marksmanship at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Bazaar in Bacchus Marsh in 1935. It was described in the Bacchus Marsh Express newspaper as a piece of Local Objet d'Art. The Express noted that it was 'made and donated to the Ladies' Guild by Mr. Walter Simon, of Bacchus Marsh. A local osage orange tree furnished the wood for the bowl, which was one of many articles that Mr. Simon's lathe has shaped from time to time, the grain of the osage timber being especially suitable for such work', Express, 25 May, 1935, p.2.
Physical description
A small polished wood bowl with unattached wooden lid.
Subjects
References
- Local Objet d'Art BACCHUS MARSH. (1935, May 25). Melton Express,, p. 2. Column 8. Local Objet d'Art- — A polished wooden bowl won by Mr. Alex. Todd for marksmanship at the recent Holy Trinity Bazaar was made and donated to the Ladies' Guild by Mr. Walter Simon, of Bacchus Marsh. A local osage orange tree furnished the wood for the bowl, which was one of many articles that Mr. Simon's lathe has shaped from time to time, the grain of the osage timber being especially suitable for such work.
